by - June 20, 2019 6:59 pm
The former Ryan’s Department Store building at the 200 block of Emma Avenue and the adjacent lot in the heart of downtown Springdale will become a mixed-used space anchored by…
by - June 14, 2018 5:21 pm
Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods will continue to invest into downtown Springdale after CEO Tom Hayes announced plans to build a manufacturing and automation technology center, southwest of the company’s…
by - June 12, 2018 2:11 pm
In June 2014, a limited liability company tied to the Walton family bought two notable commercial buildings in downtown Springdale for $1.22 million. Four years later, the waiting and wondering…
by - June 5, 2018 10:03 am
Springdale leaders know they need private support to develop the downtown area into the vibrant, carefully-planned community envisioned in the city’s 2015 master plan. For a June 14 event, they…
by - November 14, 2017 2:10 pm
Tyson Foods unveiled its new downtown Springdale office on Tuesday (Nov.14), and company leadership said the facility will usher in a new era for the business, support continued development downtown…
by - August 17, 2017 11:49 am
Springdale’s long-awaited Turnbow Park and the related unearthing of Spring Creek downtown has for years been promoted by city officials and business leaders as a key piece of the puzzle…
by - March 9, 2017 10:27 am
Construction and major renovations to properties in downtown Springdale could soon be held to new design standards, if the City Council votes to adopt a proposed form-based code approved unanimously…
by - January 11, 2017 12:03 pm
Springdale Downtown LLC, an entity controlled by Bentonville-based Walton Enterprises, has purchased the Magnolia Gardens Event Venue in downtown Springdale in two separate deals totaling $2.33 million. According to records…
by - November 30, 2016 12:32 pm
The Jones Center for Families in January will begin the second phase of an extensive $5 million renovation plan intended to secure the multi-functional venue’s position as the cornerstone of…
by - July 8, 2016 9:26 am
More than 100 city, civic and business leaders turned out Thursday (July 7) to welcome the first 100 employees of Tyson Foods Inc. back to the company roots in downtown Springdale….
by - May 5, 2016 3:47 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods continues to invest in corporate infrastructure in and and near downtown, breaking ground Thursday (May 5) on a new $31 million incubation center just east of the…
by - December 16, 2015 6:50 am
The city of Springdale is a step closer to adoption of a new downtown master plan. The city’s planning commission on Tuesday (Dec. 15) approved a resolution to accept the…
by - December 2, 2015 3:28 pm
The downtown revitalization effort in Springdale made a colorful advance Wednesday (Dec. 2) morning as school, city and business officials unveiled the city’s first public mural that was created by…
by - October 22, 2015 4:48 pm
The sounds of hammering and sawing may not be music to some ears but in downtown Springdale, it spells re-emergence of business along Emma Avenue. Or at least that’s the…
by - October 8, 2015 3:11 pm
Meat giant Tyson Foods got its start in the early 1930s on Emma Street in downtown Springdale. The third Tyson family generation led by John Tyson, grandson of the founder,…
by - March 23, 2015 1:50 pm
Like a snowball gains momentum as it rolls down hill or a tornado gains strength as it moves across the plains, a similar phenomenon is happening in downtown Springdale. City and…
by - March 23, 2015 11:50 am
A Northwest Arkansas-based logistics company announced a major expansion and partnership Monday (March 23) that will mean enhanced warehousing and fulfillment capabilities for current and potential customers of both companies…
by - January 23, 2015 3:41 pm
Tyson Foods in its 80th year as a company based in Springdale made a $1 million donation to the Downtown Springdale Alliance to help revitalize the city’s downtown. The money will…
by - October 2, 2014 7:23 pm
Necessary but often frustrating road work, significant investments in downtown areas, important quality of life improvements and workforce training are essential elements of the ongoing transformation of Northwest Arkansas, according…
by - June 17, 2014 4:26 pm
It’s been three years in the making but the Springdale Chamber of Commerce made public an economic development plan aimed at creating 3,700 jobs by 2017. The $2.6 million economic…
